Wow! Mid-November already!

I have really been wanting to post. We have done some exciting things lately: birthday dinners, zoo with friends, book clubs (more me), etc. Time is never on my side and with the new meds making me constantly sleepy, life seems to be breezing by me.

We took a trip to the zoo a few weeks ago. In fact, I think we took two trips; maybe it was three trips in a matter of weeks. All of our trips were great fun, especially the ones with the Finnocharios. I asked Jesse if she enjoyed doing things with them, even though their oldest is Chloe's age. I've been thinking about that for awhile now. She enthusiastically said yes. I think she enjoys being the older one in the group and having the little ones hanging on to her. lol

We also went to the zoo with John. Of course, I didn't take my camera. And of course that is when we would have taken so many awesome shots of the animals. It was just one of those days. We also took a snack, so we wouldn't have to eat lunch there; but all that did was make John hungrier, so they ate there anyway. Some days are like that.

On the 11th, we went down to Augusta (GA) to have dinner with some of John's family. His nephew, Tyler, was having a birthday the following day so many of us got together to celebrate. It was the first time John and I met Tyler's girlfriend. They have been dating well over a year, I believe, maybe even two, but we never managed to be at the same place at the same time. Now, we have met her and we are both looking forward to getting to know her better.

This weekend we went to my parents to celebrate my Mom's birthday. She and Tyler share a birthday. It started out horribly wrong. Rosie went in and the first thing she did was scratch Dad's hand. It instantly turned purple, then black. It bled some too. Dad, being Dad, blamed himself rather than Rosie. I blame myself because I usually remind everyone (of us) to go in with Rosie to make sure she doesn't jump on Dad. Daughter fail!

Then at lunch my Mom decided to give the girls a lesson on fire safety. Well, on what not to do to be safe. We picked lunch up at a local fish place. My Mom was sitting at the table with her Styrofoam container. Well. Mom had lit the candle on the dining table and didn't realize her container was being burned by the candle. When I went to sit down I noticed the candle was lit, then I noticed the hole in the container. I blew out the candle then laughed until I cried. Mom laughed too. My Dad just shook his head. Jesse's response, "Grandma!!"

The girls made Grandma a present this year. She loved it!

The other item of interest that came out of that trip was another fail on my part. I borrowed Chloe's Tinker Bell key ring with her house key to lock the door Saturday. Somewhere along the way...I lost it. Did I mention I didn't ask if I could borrow it (they were all already in the truck)? Of course, she bought it at Disney World. And, of course, they don't have a Tinker Bell key ring on-line. Parent fail!

NOTE: I didn't post this until late December because I was hoping to go back and add photos. Oh, well. lol